The Philadelphia 76ers made the decision to shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season on Friday due to ongoing issues in his left knee. He's played in just 19 games this season, though he played against the Dallas Mavericks a few weeks ago and put up 29 points,

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Joel Embiid is done for the season, at last shut down following the lingering effects of knee surgery. The final answer on the perpetual will-he or won’t-he play tonight question that canvassed the 76ers’ season came Friday when the Sixers said Embiid was “medically unable to play” and will focus on treatment and rehabilitation of his left knee.